The People's Prize ( ko, 인민상) is a

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n arts and sciences award. It is awarded by the People's Prize Awarding Commission, which is working directly under the

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. The prize can be granted to works of art or people. People's Prize has been an important award in the field of North Korean cinema. The works and people that have received the People's Prize cover such varied fields as literature, gymnastics,

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and sculpture. The People's Prize has been received by people abroad.

History

The People's Prize was instituted on 8 September 1958. The first North Korean feature film ''

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'' (1949) was directed by

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. It was the first of a film series to be awarded People's Prize.

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praised many of People's Prize winning movies from 1960s and 1970s of supplying an exhaustive answer to the issue of people's '. The Workers' Party gives the award to those North Korean films and film-makers seen as fulfilling the role of an "excellent textbook" for the workers party. Some of the works, which did not become recognized as "Immortal classics", did earn People's Prize meant only for the best productions. One such production is a three-part film ''

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'' (1968) directed by

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, and overseen by Kim Jong-il himself. Other films overseen by Kim to win the People's Prize were ''

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'' (1971). In the case of the ''A Family of Workers'', Kim Jong-il was reportedly not satisfied with the application of the seed theory. However, some of Kim Jong-il's movies, such as ''

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'' (1968) and '' Flower girl'' (1972), became "Immortal classics". In 1965 the

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's teaching staff in Japan received the prize. Many of the works to obtain People's Prize are still highly regarded in North Korea. ''

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'' is regarded as classic of literature of the Workers' Party, and was awarded People's Prize in 2012. It is still used in daily ideological study sessions at workplaces, and many of the memoirs have later been made into movies. People's Prize winner

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's major work ''Waves of the Sea Kumgang'' was used as a background for a group photo with Kim Jong-il and Bill Clinton during Clinton's visit to North Korea in 2009. Kim Song-gun received the award for his painting ''Waves of the Sea Kumgang'' in 1999.

List of works and people having received the prize

Arts

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Books

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'' (awarded in March 2012) *'' Among the People'' (awarded in April 1992)

Education

teaching staff received the prize on 8 January 1965.

Gymnastics

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Movies

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Musical plays

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Revolutionary opera

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Science

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received the prize on 2 February 1962 for his work on acupuncture. *

Kye Ung-sang Kye Ung Sang(계응상,桂應祥, 1893 - 1967) was a North Korean geneticist and expert on silkworms. Biography Kye was born in 1893 to a poor peasant family in Chongju. He studied with the help of his study mates while private tutoring in Seoul ...

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received the prize in 1963.

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List of works and people having received the prize

Arts

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Musical plays

Revolutionary opera

Science

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